The Topeka Daily Capital from Topeka, Kansas • Page 3

THE TOPEKA. DAILY CAPITAL "Wednesday, November 16, 1921. STATE DOES ITS GHRISTMAS pDWM SHOPPING EARLY CEiahteen Bidders Present on WABAUNSEE COUNTY SCHOOL KIDS PICNICKING AT GAGE PARK, SEE SIGHTS OF CITY BY RAYMOND tt. GIXKESON Pupils of Miss Blanche Fauerbach, teacher of No. 6 district school in Wabaunsee county, visited Topeka yester day and held picnic1 dinner at Gage park.

A shaky ride to Topeka developed ravenous appetites, and the picnic dinner disappeared rapidly. Dinner over, the merry crowd started to see the sights of the Capital city. Leftta he pupils, the program of sightseeing produced many thrills. Perhaps the big stores didn't seem so much 'out of the but the "prison, where all the bad folks are put," caused' many little eyes to open wide. The state house seemed to be the biggest, building in the world.

The smaller children found great sport In mating their voices echo thrulhe long corridors. Up to the dome, an if Whew, aren't we high said one small boy. A bright little girl in the group- said, "I First Day of Letting. I Samples of Supplies Needed at Institutions in Next Six Months Scrutinized by Business Manager. Contracts for hardware, utensils and similar supplies for the state institutions are being let at one of the best competitive lettings held by the state board of administration this year.

Eighteen bidders were present yesterday, at the first day of the letting, which is under the supervision of James A. Kimball, state business manager, and many extraordinary low bids were recorded. Items contained in the specifications are almost as numerous as those on the invoice of a hardware store and quantities purchased range from twenty-six pitchforks to fifteen pails axle grease and two dozen cooking forks. Under the rules for the lettings 1 which have been established by Mr. Kimball, all bidders are required to Jr bring their samples and remain in the sample room, separate from the room, until called.

A. iiKe to ride up and down dn the alligator best of all," and a second trip was made to satisfy ber desire. ''Let's go. to see Mr. Capper," was the next request, and over from the state house they came Mr.

Capper wasn't at home, but there were a lot of folks there ready, to show the young olksr thruxthe buildingr. The Mrs. A. J. Bevelle, made a hit.

with the children the first thing. One medium-sized pupil from grade five" "Is she this nice to everybody?" Being regular farm chifdren, these pupils were interested In' the work of the Capper pig and poultry dubs. Some of them decided that it would be mighty fine if they could win a silver loving cup or some Of the cash prizes that Senator Capper offers for the best work done in raising, purebred livestock. Several boys and girls really are going to join the clubs for 1922. CITY PLANNERS TO MEET Ilave Complete lists.

1922 Complete lists showing specifications are given each bidder in advance. As each article is called, a state employe goes to the sample room and collets the samples, properly tagged. The bids are then read and the samples classified according to bids. If the article submitted by the low bidder is not of good quality and up to specifications in every way, he next biu is considered. Members of the state institutions which have in charge management of departments using the articles bid on are required to be present and make examination of the samples to see that they ere up to specifications.

Where none of the samples exhibited is. up to specification the bidders are called and the construction of each sample is carefully gone over. If no samples shown are suitable the bids are rejected and the article is purchased outside the letting. If one is ionnd suitable, the other bidders are notified. Samples Compared With Goods.

Ok To Discuss Program of Survey at C. of The regular meeting of the city planning board will be held at noon today at the Chamber of Commerce. Interest in planning board projects has redoubled since the coming of representatives of the Bartholomew city planning firm of St. Louis, whtfl Samples are retained six months, or until after receipt of shipment of the have been working for several weeks on a street survey of 'the city. The progress of the survey will be discussed In the meeting today.

Harland Bartholomew, head-of the St' Louis firm, with whom the city of Topeka contracted for the making of a city plan, will come to Topeka November 28 for a conference with the local planning board. THE human race took a long step forward when this country made it respectable for a man to earn his own living, Today, if Americans couldn't talk business at lunch, most of us would prefer to go off and eat by ourselves Even at social gatherings, men man age to drift together for touch' and'go business gossip to finish the day. Probably your own boy, long before he is iable to vote, feels the national instinct to start something. American characteristics that may explain in part the peculiar public interest in the New Improved Gillette. articles purchased ana inspectors check the articles k-eceived against the cnitiTiloc 1 Many times bidders are tied, in i which case, if there is no other way Sure Relief out, they flip a 'coin to see which one gets the sale.

-V'ij In one instance at the letting Business Manager Kimball re- FOR INDIGESTION jected a set of dippers bid at $1.20 a dozen and purchased dippers at the highest bid. $1.80 a dozen. The reason was because the low priced dipper hao a handle which was soldererd on. The higher priced one had a handle with riveted clamp ami which seemed rr.iu-h more durable. In another case three 6 Bell-ans Hot water Sure Relief 4 different distributors bid on articles i of the same brand and quality, made by the same manufacturer, at 4 1 of $12, $13 and $13 a dozen.

The ar- i tides cited were hair clippers used at the state hospitals. A similar clipper was purchased from another bidder IQ) 25 and Packages Everywhere A All the circumstances surrounding the New Improved Gillette stir a man's feeling for commerce. The radical new invention An improvement so basic that nothing in the Patent Office contained even a hint of its slightest detail. The courage to put this new for $9. Pioneering in the field of enlarged service to men in their restless human ambition to go forward.

Important about the eew Improved CjilletteoA uoord about the blades Most men prefer to screw the razor up tight to get the most satisfactory shave. Gillette deems it proper to ask the public to use Gillette" Blades' only in genuine Gillette Razors. The Gillette Blade and Gillette Razor are developed to work together. No Gillette Blade can deliver its full shaving quality unless used in a genuine Gillette Razor built by Gillette, in the Gillette way and up to Gillette standards. the Gillette public 600,000 New Improved Gillettes in America Nearly 400,000 to Bel gium, Denmark and Italy And thence to the remotest parts of the earth.

Night -shift production in the Gillette Factory, meeting the demand as it doubled, and doubled again You may often hear it said that "The way this New Gillette is going over reads like a romance." Times may fluctuate Human beings do not. The reward is still to the pioneer tit TH mmCm nMamt ftviymtm nntuuem 0tmmmf THICMANMtUO I I I I 8UAK0 I II XMtOtAMONO I 7 Mwua 1 invention on the market risking the twenty-year old Gillette pres- tige on faith in the public understanding and ap' preciation. The immediate response of Beauty of Skin SPEED VICTORY HIGHWAY Missouri to Hasten Work on Unpaved Link. With the speeding up of legislation in the lower house of the Missouri state legislature for the Missouri road building program the Victory highway association last night threw its entire support behind the program to try and hasten the completion of the pavement on the Victory highway from New York City to Topeka. Missouri is the only unpaved link in the chain of improved roads from the Atlantic to this city.

A telegram sen? Gov. A. M. Hyde, of Missouri, by George Stans-field, president of th High-wy association, reads as follows: "Honorable Arthur M.1 Hyde, Governor of Missouri, City, The Victory Highway association con-jra tulates your excellency, upon the passage of legislation in the lower house speeding uj the Missouri road building program and hopes that the measure may meet with success. The Victory highway Is paved from New York to St.

Louis and construction of that stretch between St Louis and Kansas City will bring the Atlantic coast in closer touch with the racifie. We are planing in Kansas to extend our pavement to the west of Sal ma as rapidly as possible and hope Missouri will do its W. Stansfield. president Victory Highway association." WOULD LOCATE MOTHER EnhancedbyCuticura When used for every-day toilet purposes Cuticura keeps the complexion fresh and clear, hands soft and white and hair live and glossy. The Soap to cleanse and purify, the Ointment to soothe and heal and the Talcum to powder and perfume.

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Hudson's maiden name was Louise bowler and she formerly lived in Pennsylvania. Five, years ago she went to California in search of work. She is described as a brunette, about five feet, seven inches tall and weighing around 160 pounds. Anyone who has any information concerning Mrs. Hudson is asked to communicate with her 6on, Tercy.

WILL ADDRESS GRANGE Rientcd Jknuay DONT na I i THIS! Shellabarer Son UNDERTAKERS "Special Meeting at Central Y. M. C. A. Thursday.

Charles It. Weeks, of Manhattan, secretary of the Kansas State Farm bureau, will outline the plans for cooperative marketing by the United States grain growers, at a special meeting of the Shawnee County Pomona grange at the Central Y. M. C. at 1:30 o'clock Thursday after noon.

He will describe the contracts which will be made with the individual farmer. 4 -Come and See Me A specialist's ability to core deep-seated diaeaaes ia in proportion to his years of experience. Chronic diseases such as kidney trouble or vital weakness of the system and of th. organs. caused by the violation of the laws of health, requira nothing; short of the services of a true in such diseases.

DR. D. A. COORTNhAm 10 EAST 8EVE.TH STREET BIG WALL PAPER SALE During the remainder of this week we have some wonderful bargains for you. Get your paper now, and hang it whenever you are ready.

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